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Looking for an affordable quality school to call home for the 2020-2021 school year?

The Templeton Academy Schools based in D.C. and Nashville are accepting students for the coming school year. Keep reading to learn more about why Templeton Academy could be the perfect fit for your student, what the application deadlines are, and what to expect in terms of tuition and fees.

Why Templeton Academy?

The Templeton model is the product of a vision of what education can be: a life-giving, formative experience that unlocks the passion and potential of each student. Templeton Academy is an experiential micro school serving students grades 9-12 at its Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. location and students grades 6-12 at its Nashville, TN campus. It offers an academically rigorous curriculum designed to foster intellectual curiosity through active learning and community exploration.

Focused Study

By approaching only two subjects each term in a four-term academic year, our students are able to truly concentrate on the topics before them.

Deeper Learning

Our block approach allows students to spend several hours a day on each subject, giving them a chance to explore critical questions and deepen their understanding of complex topics.

Very Small Classes

We average only 10 students a class – a structure that encourages classroom discussion rather than lectures and collaboration over competition.

City-Wide Experiences

We use cities as our classroom, getting out into the city frequently to complement and enhance our academic work.

Our innovative, micro school model means that our application process looks a little different. Our goal is to figure out what makes you "you" and what motivates you to love learning, not simply make you take a standardized test or submit a coached essay.

Details on Our Application Process

Learn about Templeton Academy. Read through our website for resources, blog articles, and information about our academic approach or attend one of our admissions events.

Submit the online application and any supplemental materials. This step includes submitting things like school transcripts, current report cards, any test results, including psych-ed testing, and any current IEP or 504 plan.

Attend an admissions interview. The purpose of the interview is to get the fullest picture possible of the student and the prospective family.

Registration packet and payment. After you have been accepted, we finalize all administrative details related to payment and registration.

Tuition and Fees

We believe that high quality education should be available for everyone. With tuition of just $15,550 for the full academic year, Templeton Academy is one of the most accessible private high schools in the Washington, D.C. and Nashville areas. Rather than putting tuition toward building and maintaining expensive facilities and grounds, we use the city as our campus, focusing our budget on hiring the best full-time and part-time teachers.

However, we fully appreciate that tuition of just $15,550 is still unattainable to many families. Because of this, we offer flexible payment plan options and financial aid opportunities

Here's a quick look at our tuition and fees for NEW students. Full information on Tuition and Fees can be found here or by clicking on the image below.

Templeton Academy is an experiential micro school with locations on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and in Nashville, TN. It offers an academically rigorous curriculum designed to foster intellectual curiosity through active learning and community exploration. The small class sizes ensure that each student has a front row seat in classes with an average size of 10. Our model combines a warm, inviting atmosphere with great teaching that allows our students to flourish. Schedule a visit soon.

About Us

Templeton Academy is small enough to be personally in touch with every individual, yet large enough to offer a broad range of courses. Our model combines a warm, inviting atmosphere with great teaching that allows our students to flourish.